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Table 3 Characteristics of the NSSIs among ORs personnel

From: Sharps injuries in the operating room

 

No. (% total)

Operating room NSSIs by kind of hospital

 Government

190 (88.4)

 Private

25 (11.6)

The circumstances surrounding NSSIs

 Performing an anastomosis

3 (1.4)

 Suturing at depth

68 (31.7)

 Injection/aspirating

37 (17.2)

 Taking a needle off a syringe

11 (5.1)

 Repositioning/removing a needle holders

13 (6.0)

 Passing/receiving instruments

34 (15.7)

 Other/unknown/not ans.

42 (19.6)

 During clean-up

3 (1.4)

 Improper disposal

4 (1.9)

Operating room NSSIs by time of the injury

 Saturday to Thursday (7.00 AM–14.00 PM)

79 (36.7)

 Saturday to Thursday (14.00 PM–20.00 PM)

28 (13.0)

 Friday

5 (2.3)

 Do not remember/N/A

103 (47.9)